Wu Chong asked Zhang Yue to go talk, while Qi Niang stayed in the hall.
There are three rooms in the side hall where the conversation takes place. A pair of agarwood screens divide the side hall into two rooms, the inner and the outer.
There are couches and bookshelves in the outer room, and bookcases in the inner room. Dozens of pens are lined up in a row, and there are countless ink sticks and square inkstones. Next to the bookcase is a water vat and a lotus stand.
Wu Chong and Zhang Yue were talking in the inner room. Wu Chong ordered Yuan Sui beside him: "Go and guard the door. Don't let anyone in unless there is nothing to do."
Yuan Sui responded and immediately walked out of the side hall to guard the door.
At this moment, Zhang Yue also understood that Wu Chong must have something to say.
Thinking of this, Zhang Yue couldn't help but glance at the protrusion on Wu Chong's neck. In fact, Zhang Yue also heard some rumors. As an official at the provincial level, Wu Chong reported his work to the officials after returning to Beijing.
When Wu Chong was serving as the transport envoy of Shaanxi Province, he had a boil on his neck for some unknown reason.
When I returned to Beijing to report on my work, the officials who always liked to judge people by their appearance were a little unhappy.
Later, the officials told Fu Bi and Han Qi, who were prime ministers at the time, that Wu Chong was ill.
After Fu Bi and Han Qi returned, they listed Wu Chong from the hall's expulsion list and put him in another list. This probably meant that the officials did not like him and would not allow him to serve as an official in Beijing.
Therefore, Wu served as the transshipment envoy to the west of Beijing, the transshipment envoy to Shaanxi, and now he served as the transshipment envoy to Huainan. Anyway, he served as the transshipment envoy three times.
"I would like to teach you that the imperial court is sending me to Hedong as a transshipment envoy..."
As soon as Wu Chong opened his mouth, Zhang Yue was startled in his heart. This was his fourth term. It seemed that he would never be able to return to the rhythm of the capital. However, this is not without its benefits. There is an unwritten rule in the imperial court. To serve as the deputy envoy of the Third Division, one must be above Yuan Wai Lang, and must have experienced three transport routes and six transport envoys at the same time.
Although the deputy envoys of the Third Division were dismissed by Zhenzong later, the deputy envoys of Yantie, Duzhi, and Hubu were also given priority among the long-serving transfer envoys.
"...I will be leaving the day after tomorrow, and I don't have much time to chat. Since you are my son-in-law, I have some special words for you today."
Zhang Yue said respectfully: "Father-in-law is here, my son-in-law is listening carefully."
Wu Chong said: "When my brother was alive, he often worried about the officials and officials in our family blocking the way for poor families to enter the officialdom. The two generations of Wu family and the fifth Jinshi are considered to be first-class. However, under the scenery, we should also think about ways to protect ourselves. "
"So you also know that neither my brother nor I want to train our children to be officials. We will let An Du, An Shi, and An Jie let them go. If you like to read, you can read. If you don't, then that's it. In the future, you will be a Yin official. Don’t complain about making progress in your official career.”
Zhang Yue suddenly realized that this was the case. It turned out that the Wu family had given up cultivating Wu Andu, Wu Anshi, and Wu An in this generation. They no longer followed the strict requirements of their generation and used this method to maintain wealth.
In fact, this path can be used for reference. For example, Wang Dan, Yan Shu, and Fu Bi all chose to let their sons play soy sauce. But they once had all the power in the world. What should they do if they keep the political resources in their hands? Should they waste them? Therefore, they eventually cultivated their sons-in-law to become prime ministers.
Wu Chong said: "Don't talk about An Shi. If An Chi fails to pass the Jinshi exam, even if he does pass the Jinshi exam, I will not let them become officials easily. They are not candidates for official positions. They can just stay in the shadow of their ancestors and have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives. However, But it's different for you, it's not easy to be an official, but since you have reached this point, you must have already realized this."
Hearing this, Zhang Yue completely understood what Wu Chong meant.
"My father-in-law is right. My son-in-law hopes to be in a high position in the future. But more than that, my son-in-law also has ambitions and wants to do his best for the common people and the country."
Wu Chong nodded, he appreciated Zhang Yue's confession very much, and this was the conversation between Weng and his son-in-law.
Wu Chong said: "It is true that you are in a high position, but the last sentence you said will allow you to go further. Anshi, Anzhi can't see this, so the most you can do is guard your family business."
After a pause, Wu Chong said: "Since you are determined to do this, why did you ignore Xianggong Han's overtures to you?"
Zhang Yue knew that Wu Chong had finally asked this.
Zhang Yue wanted to speak, but Wu Chong interrupted: "Er Su was recommended to Han Gong by Ou Gong. Now that Er Su is favored by Han Gong, Ou Gong does not blame him, but is happy about it. Ou Gong is a generous man. , I won’t argue with you about such trivial matters.”
Zhang Yue said: "My son-in-law's teacher, Mr. Boyi, was humiliated by Han Gong in person. My son-in-law still can't let go of this!"
"fool!"
Wu Chong suddenly cursed, which shocked Zhang Yue.
"Han Gong thinks so highly of you, but you don't appreciate it because you are just a mountain man."
Zhang Yue said: "It's not that I don't know how to praise the students. I am determined not to offend him in person, but I don't want to encourage Han Gong. Besides, Han Gong's eldest son and I are classmates of Taixue, and we have a very good friendship."
Wu Chong said: "If you don't accept his solicitation, you are already offending him, and you are saying something that will never offend you. You think that if you make good friends with his son, you will be fine."
Wu Chong changed the subject and said: "But Mr. Han Xianggong, the prime minister, can support a boat. He can tolerate Jiefu being so stubborn, let alone you. Mr. Han Xianggong is a man who loves talents and cherishes them. If you don't go, he will do it." It’s hard to use it well. So you still won’t change it?”
Zhang Yue said: "It's too late to change now. Mr. Han only appointed me as the school director of the secret pavilion. If I don't try for the post of secret pavilion, I won't be promoted. It doesn't need to be by any name. That is to say, I am too young now and can't test for the post of pavilion." That’s the job.”
Wu Chong said: "You know everything clearly, and it seems that I don't need to spend any time on it. I'm going back to Beijing to see Mr. Han, and he has already allowed you to try out the job."
Zhang Yue was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "My son-in-law depends on my father-in-law for everything."
Wu Chong said: "Why are you and my family talking about this? Mr. Han is not selling my face, but the face of Mr. Wen. I asked Mr. Wen to write a letter, and Mr. Han finally made this smooth favor."
It turned out to be Wen Yanbo’s face.
Wen Yanbo, Wu Yu, Han Qi, Bao Zheng, and Zhao Gai are all Jinshi in Tiansheng's five-year ranking.
Wen Yanbo and Wu Yu had a very good relationship. It was Wu Yu who arranged the marriage between Wen Jifu and Fifteen Niang.
Wen Yanbo, Han Qi, and Fu Bi can be described as the three famous figures.
Wen Yanbo is a thousand-year-old fox. He is a well-rounded official and has a good official reputation.
When he and Fu Bi paid homage to the prime ministership, all the officials celebrated each other, which shows that the two of them were very popular.
Even the officials heard about it and said to Ouyang Xiu: "The good stories in ancient times about the appointment of wise prime ministers originated from dreams or divination. How can it compare with the current one?"
Among the three figures, Wen Yanbo has the highest qualifications. Unlike Han Qi and Fu Bi, who were good friends and fell out with each other, Wen Yanbo maintained a good friendship with the two throughout his life. The most important thing is that he still lives a very long time.
Han Qi, after Fu Bi's death, he was still alive and kicking.
Zhang Yue said: "I really don't know how to thank Mr. Wen."
Wu Chong said: "You and Wen Xianggong don't need to say thank you. On the contrary, Wen Xianggong appreciates you very much and says that he appreciates your articles and knowledge very much."
When Zhang Yue heard what Wu Chong said, he suddenly remembered that Wen Jifu had also said this to him. At first, I thought it was a polite comment, but I didn't expect it to be true.
